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" I like to get out and get up the court, using my speed and aggressiveness toward the hoop. "

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" To all the positions, I just bring the determination to win. Me being an unselfish player, I think that can carry on to my teammates. When you have one of the best players on the court being unselfish, I think that transfers to the other players. "

" I'm going to use all my tools, my God-given ability, and make the best life I can with it. "

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" For me, already being part of a single parent household and knowing it was just me and my mom, you'd would wake up times and hope that the next day you'd be able to be alongside your mother because she was out trying to make sure that I was taken care of. But all I cared about was her being home. "

" I love showcasing my talents - not only to my hometown fans and my own team but to the world. "

" As a professional athlete a lot is going to be said about you - but I just try to move forward and try to achieve my goals. "

" I like being around people. "

" But sports carried me away from being in a gang, or being associated with drugs. Sports was my way out. "

" I won at every level - all the way since I started playing the game of basketball at nine. I've won at every level, won championships at every level. And, you know, it won't be fulfilled until I win at the highest level. "

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" Akron, Ohio, is my home. It will always be remembered. Akron, Ohio, is my life. "

" It's always a struggle growing up in Akron. "

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" My game is really played above time. I don't say that like I'm saying I'm ahead of my time. I'm saying, like, if I'm on the court and I throw a pass, the ball that I've thrown will lead my teammate right where he needs to go, before he even knows that that's the right place to go to. "

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" You know, God gave me a gift to do other things besides play the game of basketball. "

" I have short goals - to get better every day, to help my teammates every day - but my only ultimate goal is to win an NBA championship. It's all that matters. I dream about it. I dream about it all the time, how it would look, how it would feel. It would be so amazing. "

" You can't be afraid to fail. It's the only way you succeed - you're not gonna succeed all the time, and I know that. "

" Where I grew up - I grew up on the north side of Akron, lived in the projects. So those scared and lonely nights - that's every night. You hear a lot of police sirens, you hear a lot of gunfire. Things that you don't want your kids to hear growing up. "

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